Sanitary head-rest.



PATENTED JUNE-18, 1907'.

N. BRBAKENRIDGE.

SANITARY HEAD REST. APPLICATION FILED JAN.10.-1907.

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NELSON BREAKENR-IDGE, OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJOHN C. BIN GMAN, OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY HEAD-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1907.

Application filed January 16,1907. Serial No. 352,561.

I nardino and State of California, have invented a new and usefulSanitary Head-Rest, of which the following is a specification.

. This invention relates to head-rests for barbers, dentists, andothersimilar chairs of that type in which a piece of toweling or cloth isarranged on the head-rest in'such a way that the toweling can be movedalong to present fresh portions thereof to the successive occupants ofthe chair, so that each will have a clean covering for the head to restupon, thereby insuring sanitary conditions and preventing the spreadingof contagion.

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify theconstruction and operation of devices of this character so as to becomparatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture, ready'and convenientto manipul ate, and efficient in use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a sanitaryhead-rest which is provided with. a covering extending around thehead-rest roller and connected at its ends with independent rollers, soas to wind on one and unwind from the other as the cloth covering ismoved step by step when successive occupants take the chair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterreferred to, which is in the nature of an attachment for use on ordinarychairs without any material change being required.

WVith these objects in view, and others, as will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the invention comprises the variousnovel features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will bemore fully described hereinafter, and set forth with particularity intheclaims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one of the embodiments ofthe invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sanitary head-rest inposition on the back of'the chair, the towel or covering beingremovedfrom the device. 2 is a perspective view of the device showingthe covering for the head-rest roller 1n position.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated throughout bysimilar characters of reference.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the. back of a chair of anysuitable character onwhich the head-rest proper, designated generally by2, is adjustably supported, so that the head-rest can be raised orlowered to suit different persons. The head rest proper comprises aroller 3 journaled on a frame l which is hingedly connected at 5 withthe upper end of the usual supporting post that moves up and down in theback of the chair, A clamping piece 6 is provided for the purpose ofholding'the roller carrying frame 4 in any desired. position. In thepresent instance, the head-rest roller is shown in an upright position,as when the occupant of'the chair is being shaved. In orderto move theheadrest so as to be out of the way during the cutting of the hair, theclamping piece 6 is loosened so that the frame 4 can be swung down intoa pendent position.

At the rear of the back 1 is arranged a frame 7 onwhich is journaled apair of spaced rollers 8 and 9, each roller being provided with a crank10 for rotating the same. The frame 7 may be secured in place in anysuitable manner, as, for instance, by means of straps 11 which arefastened to the framework of the chair-back 1. The rollers 8 and 9 arearranged vertically in line with the head-rest roller 3, so that thestrip of toweling or cloth covering 12 will extend from the roll ers 8and 9 to the head-restroller. The strip 12, which may be of any desiredlength, is fastened at its ends to the rollers 8 and 9 by pins 13, orother suitable fastenings, and from one roller the strip passes upwardlyaround the head-rest roller 3 and then downwardly to the other roller onthe frame 7. By this means, the sanitary covering-12 for the head-restroller can be wound on one of the rollers supported on the back of thechair, by the turing of its crank, while the said covering unwinds fromthe other roller.

- In operation, the winding roller is turned sufliciently to cover thehead-rest roller with a clean portion of the covering 12 each time aperson gets into the chair, so that he can rest his head on an unusedpart of the sanitary covering. After the cloth is entirely used up inthis manner, the unwound end thereof is unfastened from its roller bytaking out the fastening devices 13 or pulling off the coveringtherefrom and then drawing the covering completely out of the deviceuntil the other end is unwound, after which the said end is removedfromits roller. In applying a new strip of covering, the terminal portionthereof is passed around the headrest roller 3 and extended between theframe 4 and said roller and the end fastened to the roller 8. Thisroller is then turned until the opposite end of the covering comesopposite the roller 9, so thatit can be fastened to the latter. Thecovering is then in condition for use. As persons successively take thechair, the crank of the lower roller 9 is turned periodicall y, so thatthe covering 12 will be moved along and new portions thereof presentedto the successive occupants. The covering 12 does not interfere with theheadrest being swung down to a hanging position when the chair is to beused for hair cutting, for the reason that the head-rest roller is thusmoved toward the winding and unwinding rollers, the portions of thecovering between the rollers simply hanging loose.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains. It will be observed that the deviceis simple, durable, easy to-operate, and highly desirable.

Ihave described the principle of operation of the invention, togetherwith the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof,but I desire to have it under stood that the device shown is merelyillustrative, and that various changes may be made, when desired, as arewithin the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is 1. In a sanitary head-rest. for chairs, thecombination with a chair back having a headrest adjustable verticallythereon, of a frame, arranged on the rear of the chair back and havingoppositely extending strips for securing it to the chair back frame, apair of rollers having their axes arranged substantially in the plane ofadjustment of the head-rest and mounted in fixed relation in said frameon the chair back, and a strip of covering material arranged to beoperated by said rollers and passing over the head-rest.

2. In a sanitary head-rest for chairs, the

combination with a head-rest adapted to move vertically relatively tothe chair back and having a yoke-shaped frame supporting it, of a pairof rollers mounted in fixed rela tion on the chair back, a pivotalconnection for the head-rest having its axis arranged substantially inline between the head-rest and the axes of the rollers, and a strip ofcovering material having its ends attached to the respective rollers andhaving an intermediate portion extending over the head-rest and betweenthe periphery of the latter and its supporting frame.

3. In a sanitary head-rest for chairs, the combination witha head-restsection embodying a yoke-shaped frame having a head.

supporting roller journaled thereon and adjustable vertically relativelyto the chair back to accommodate itself to different persons, a pair ofrollers mounted on a relatively fixed portion of the chair back andhaving web attaching devices thereon, and a web or strip having its endsattached to the respective rollers by means of the said attachingdevices and having an intermediate portion extending over the roller andbetween the periphery of the latter and the yoke-shaped frame of thehead-rest section.

4. In a sanitary head-rest for chairs, the combination with a head-restsection embodying a yoke-shaped frame carried by the head-rest slide ofa chair back, and a head supporting roller journaled in the said frame,of a pair of winding and unwinding rollers journaled in a relativelyfixed portion of the chair back, the axes of the rollers being arrangedsubstantially in the plane of adjustment of the head-rest section, and aweb or strip having its ends attached to the respective rollers andhaving an intermediate portion extending over the head supporting rollerand passing between the said roller and its yoke-shaped supportingframe.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

NELSON BREAKENRIDGE.

Witnesses:

'M. BANDHOLTZ.

W. J ANDERsoN.

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